Every actor wants to find a piece of work that's innovative and powerful and moving. Sean Bean More Quotes by Sean Bean More Quotes From Sean Bean Listen to people and treat people as you find them. Sean Bean judging advice people A common misperception of me is... that I am a tough, rough northerner, which I suppose I am really. But I'm pretty mild-mannered most of the time. It's the parts that you play I guess. I don't mind it. I'm not a tough guy. I'd like to act as a fair, easy-going, kind man at some point. Sean Bean kind-man play men If you have a very good concept of your character, you can snap into it. Sean Bean very-good ifs character To be honest, you have to do a big Hollywood film to get enough money to do a good independent film! Sean Bean hollywood-films honest independent I sort of leave the character at the end of the day. I don't carry anything around with me - no excess baggage or unnecessary thoughts. I think it's too exhausting to do that. To put things into perspective - your work is your work, and your leisure time is something else. Sean Bean excess-baggage character thinking My family thought the fascination with acting was just another fad. Sean Bean fads fascination acting Oblivion is something unique, an entertainment experience unlike anything I had seen before. I decided this was a project I really wanted to work on creatively, and I hope fans of the game enjoy the results. Sean Bean entertainment unique games Everyone was very deeply involved in the world of 'The Lord of the Rings'. From the wardrobe department to lighting, all were fascinated with the story. This is something that does not happen usually. Sean Bean stories doe world I put quite a few trees in last autumn. A lot of silver birch and a couple of native trees - just generally doing gardening, putting plants in and hedges in. It takes quite a lot of time and I love it. Sean Bean autumn couple tree It was such an interesting character and the film really explored his friendship with Bond and how it all went wrong, so it was a very personal journey for both characters. Sean Bean journey character interesting Sharpe is my favorite role of all that I've played. He's a very complex character. He knows that he's a good soldier, but he will always have to fight the prejudice of aristocratic officers because of his rough working-class upbringing. On the battlefield, he's full of confidence - but off it, he is unsure, a bit shy and ill at ease. Sean Bean fighting class character I like to keep myself in shape. I run and do weights when I go to the gym. Sean Bean shapes weight running I always prefer to work intensively on something and then move on to something else. I prefer not to get stuck in something that takes five or six years of my life. Sean Bean six years moving You only have to pick up a paper to see the sort of scams and injustices that are out there. There's a sense that people don't belong and just aren't very happy. They're outraged, in fact, and they're being shafted left, right and centre. Sean Bean scams paper people You've only got to walk into a pub or a café or anything and you'll find people talking about topics they're very unhappy with. You feel as though things are being eroded and people don't know where they belong anymore. Sean Bean unhappy talking people The idea is that Jodie Foster is with her child and she's going back to New York from Germany with her husband's body. She loses her child on a plane, and you think, 'How can that happen?' There's no record of her having brought a child onto the plane, and the captain is left wondering about whether she's telling the truth. You never really know if she's telling the truth or not. Sean Bean husband new-york children Lord of the Rings was just so much enjoyment. It was over about the space of a year that I was filming. It's one of the most enjoyable things I've ever done, so emotional. Sean Bean emotional space years I had no intention of being an actor. I was quite good at it. I was pretty capable at other things but never any good at anything. Sean Bean intention capable actors I think that you always have something left, that you take something of the character with you. Sean Bean left character thinking I think everybody's got different methods of working which suit the particular individual. Mine is to sort of play the part, and give 100%, to concentrate and focus on it while I'm actually working, but then leave it behind until the next day. Sean Bean next-day play thinking
